Weihai Haida Ferry Co., operating in NE China, has placed an order for a 2,200-passenger/1100-lane-metre Ropax ferry featuring a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package

Weihai Haida is the exclusive operator on the route between the major cities of Weihai and Dalian on opposite sides of the Bohai strait in NE China where it undertakes a Ropax service. The company currently has two vessels in its fleet operating on the route – the ‘Xin Shen Shen’ and ‘Shen Shen 1’ – with the former shortly due to exit service.

MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion solution chosen for special

transportation vessels

Jiangnan Shipyard, part of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation

(CSSC) Group, recently signed a shipbuilding contract with China

Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department (CSMTCD) for

two special transportation vessels. Each newbuilding will feature a

complete twin-screw MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package in the

form of two 6L32/40 four-stroke engines, gear boxes, propellers and a

propulsion control system.

The complete main propulsion package concept has earned over several

decades its favourable position in a number of ship segments – amongst

others for medium to large-size fishing vessels. As a matter of fact the

original 4 hp Alpha CP Propeller based propulsion package concept

materialised for a fishing vessel as early as in 1903.

When the towing really gets tough

MAN Diesel & Turbo, Denmark has been awarded the contract to supply a complete twin-screw low-speed two-stroke propulsion package for a 90 m 11,000 kW oceanic mega tug boat.

The newbuilding is constructed at Wuchang Shipyard, Wuhan, China for the owner Shanghai Salvage Co. Ltd., who owns a large fleet of various salvage tugs and tug boats. The tug will be operated by the Hong Kong based Shen Hua Shipping Company Ltd.